Turkey AH1327(3) 50 kurush
This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Muhammed V (r. 1909-18). This denomination was introduced during the rule of Sultan Abdul Mejid (r. 1839-61). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1327 (= 1909 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 3 (= AH 1329 = Jan. 1911-Dec. 1911). The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1328-1332 (1910-14); some dates are listed with very low mintages. The last gold fifty kuruş of this size was issued in 1929, under Ataturk's Republic.
Recorded mintage: 23,971.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, .103 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-155 (formerly Fr-53), KM 764.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
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